Control theory relies on attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief to explain the social bonds people develop with their respective groups and society. True or False

Differential association theory was developed by sociologist______________.

Susie refuses invitations to attend underage drinking parties. Susie has a strong respect for authority, even when it conflicts with a simple matter such as attending a college party. Susie's decision in this situation demonstrates a quality of control theory called ___________.

The chances of receiving the death penalty are greatly affected by geography (where the murder took place), social class, and gender.

The percentage of former prisoners who are rearrested is known as ___________.

Napolean Chagnon's visit to the Yanomamo tribe, where he observed tribe members appearing naked in public, using hallucinogenic drugs, and letting mucus hang from their noses, is a good example of ________.

Conflict crimes

Rational choice theory

-human being seek to maximize pleasure and minimize pain
-whether to be deviant depends upon the calculation of the pleasure/pain ratio
-if people use rational choice, we can deter deviance by increasing the costs or changing awareness of costs already in place, or changing perception of the cost/benefit balance

Ritualism

Retreatism

Rebellion

Rejecting the socially approved ideas of "success" and the means of attaining that success, but replaces those with alternative definitions of success and alternative strategies for attain the new goals

Global crimes

World systems perspective

-the cause of deviance lies in the global economy, inequalities between countries, and competition between countries for resources and wealth
-Capitalism has caused inequality to rise betw core and periphery nations

Based of Merton's typologies, what do drug addicts, the homeless, nuns living in a convent, and monks living in a monastery have in common?

Because deviance is inevitable, the more important focus is to find ways to protect people from harmful deviant acts, to find ways to tolerate behavior that is not harmful, and to develop a system of fair treatment for deviants. True or False?